Johnny Depp, everyone’s favorite Pirate of the Caribbean and soon to be everyone’s fave gothic vampire, was spotted making a grand arrival at Narita International Airport in Japan today lookin’ a bit like the long-lost son of Carmen Sandiego:

Forget Team Edward and Team Jacob. We’ve heard that director Tim Burton and star Johnny Depp are making a feature film version of the classic 1960s gothic TV soap opera Dark Shadows, and producer Graham King now confirms that the film will shoot in the fall, with Depp to play broody vampire Barnabas Collins. “We’re actually going to shoot that film next September/October with Tim Burton and Johnny,” King said in a group interview Friday in Los Angeles, where he was promoting The Young Victoria. Burton is still finishing post-production on Alice in Wonderland, which also stars Depp and opens March 5, 2010. King is already prepping production on Dark Shadows with screenwriters so that it is ready for Burton to shoot next fall. “We’ve been working on the script a lot, even though he’s working on Alice,” King continued. “We’ve been given a script. John August wrote the first screenplay. We’re making some changes, but the film’s going to be in production, as I say, September or October of next year.” Dark Shadows was a daytime soap opera on ABC from 1966 to 1971 featuring Jonathan Frid as Collins. NBC tried a weekly prime-time series reboot in 1991. The original was famous for its gothic tone and setting. King said the Dark Shadows film would have something to say in the post-Twilight world of emo vampires, but wouldn’t spoil the new take. “This is going to be Tim Burton and Johnny doing a vampire movie, right?” King teased. Enough said.

I am SOOOO on board with a big screen adaptation of Dark Shadows being directed by Tim Burton, you have no idea. It would seem that Johnny Depp will play the lead in pretty much every single movie Tim Burton directs for the rest of his life, I think he will make an excellent Barnabas Collins. This is very exciting news. I can’t wait to hear more about this production!!

I love Johnny Depp and Tim Burton and I’m always happy to see one of their collaborations. And I would be excited about Dark Shadows, but seriously, haven’t we had enough vampires for a little while? Hopefully this will take a while to come out.